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In less than a month my husband Josh and I will be celebrating 20 years of marriage together. This seems like a big deal. 20 years seems like I can finally talk about marriage with some sort of authoritative experience on the subject, rather than feeling like I am still play-acting as a married adult. (Which is, incidentally, how I felt for 15-ish of those … Continue reading The REAL Secret to a Happy Marriage

Hey everyone! It’s so nice to “see” you and be back to the business of blogging. The last several months have been such a struggle for me. I wanted to write, felt like I ought to, but my mind continued to be so blank as to what to say. First it was the holiday season, but I had every intention of jumping back into blogging after that … Continue reading Redeeming Freedom Re-Formation

Well, hello again! Remember me? The owner of this blog? I haven’t been around for a while.. it’s a long story, and I won’t go into it, but I wanted to let you know that I am back! Last weekend, I had the honor and privilege of being a part of the Ignite conference, which is put on through Western Seminary’s women’s ministry program. It … Continue reading Courage to Parent Well in a Frightening World

Photo Credit: Garry Knight This past summer was a summer of voracious reading for me. I reviewed a few of the books that were helpful to me in a VIDEO a couple weeks ago, but there’s another I want to mention as well for a totally different reason. The Grace Awakening by Charles Swindoll. It’s hardly a new book, but it’s amazing. It singlehandedly helped me lay the … Continue reading On Idols and Grace

Last week I sat down to write a blog post on something I had been thinking about recently. Joy. Specifically about Christians and their lack of it and how sad that was since we are supposed to be the most joyful people in the world. I’ve never attempted to publish anything anywhere before, but when I finished the article, it seemed like one that would … Continue reading What Nobody Tells You About Finding Joy

Life has a way of moving at breakneck speed. Last week I worked every day filling in some shifts at my previous job, and had no time to write. Life is different when I am working, but I enjoy having opportunities to vary my schedule on occasion. I’ve also been working on some home improvement projects, which I LOVE. I love perusing Pinterest, cataloging ideas … Continue reading What I Don’t Know